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Meditation is an effective tool for stress management. Unfortunately, meditation is an acquired skill requiring years of practice. Too many people give up before enjoying its long term benefits.
Meditation has been shown to reduce physical, emotional and mental stress and stress-related hormones, lower blood pressure and cholesterol, improve sleep and brain function, as well as having anti-aging effects. As a result, meditation is a practice that many physicians prescribe, because in addition to these benefits there doesn’t appear to be any negative side effects. It’s better than a drug, as it’s both effective and safe.
Stress, Anxiety and Depression
A 2012 review demonstrated the effectiveness of meditation therapies in reducing anxiety symptoms.
Mindfulness meditation programs showed evidence to improve anxiety, depression and pain.
Sleep and Insomnia
Mindfulness meditation appears to be a viable treatment option for adults with chronic insomnia and could provide an alternative to traditional treatments for insomnia.
Blood Pressure
Meditation decreased blood pressure in association with decreased psychological distress, and increased coping in young adults at risk for hypertension. Breathing awareness meditation produced a greater decrease in 24-hour systolic blood pressure compared with the other treatments and a decrease in diastolic blood pressure compared with life skills training.
Creativity and The Brain
Meditation Improves Creativity and Brain Function
Meditation Can Reduce Stress, Anxiety and Depression
In recent years there has been a steady stream of research showing the power of non-pharmacological alternatives such as meditation for the treatment of stress, anxiety and depression. Scientists, like Buddhist monks and Zen masters, have known for years that meditation can reduce anxiety. There are many forms of meditation, but most, if not all of them, are geared to quiet the mind. Profoundly deep states of meditation are achieved when your brain is asleep or switched off (the ego is then switched off too), while you are increasingly more consciously aware. The resulting state of profound relaxation naturally transitions into a deep meditative state as your conscious awareness expands, while your brain and ego remain switched off. In learning to meditate in this manner you maximize the associated health benefits as your body is, and you learn what it feels like to be, maximally relaxed without stress (lower levels of stress hormones, reduced or absent anxiety, etc.). For many people, this skill is never achieved and they stop, as they aren’t able to achieve a meaningful meditative state.
Numerous scientific studies have found meditation to be effective for treating anxiety. In 2012, a review demonstrated the effectiveness of meditation therapies in reducing anxiety symptoms.
Another study focused on a range of anxiety conditions stemming from cancer, generalized anxiety disorder, depression, and other psychiatric conditions and found that meditation was effective in improving anxiety and mood symptoms.
In a 2017 randomized, controlled study, mindfulness meditation reduced symptoms in patients with a chronic or recurrent lifetime history of depression. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29078199
Recently, scientists have succeeded in identifying the brain functions involved. Brain imaging has found that meditation-related anxiety relief is associated with activation of areas of the brain involved with executive function and the control of worrying. In one study, meditation-related activation of three brain regions was directly linked to anxiety relief.
Adults who participated in an 8-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program found that changes in spirituality were associated with better mental health and quality of life.
A 2014 research review suggested that mind and body practices, including meditation, reduce chemical identifiers of inflammation and show promise in helping to regulate the immune system.
Meditation Can Lower High Blood Pressure
About 75 million American adults have high blood pressure—that’s 1 in every 3 adults – and roughly 7 million people die each year from various illnesses associated with high blood pressure including heart failure and stroke.
Imagine if there was a method for lowering your blood pressure without the need for prescription drugs and medicines. Fortunately, science now supports the use of meditation for the non-pharmacologic management of hypertension.
There are many forms of meditation, but most, if not all of them, are geared to quiet the mind. Profoundly deep states of meditation are achieved when your brain is asleep or switched off (the ego is then switched off too), while you are increasingly more consciously aware. The resulting state of profound relaxation naturally transitions into a deep meditative state as your conscious awareness expands, while your brain and ego remain switched off. In learning to meditate in this manner you maximize the associated health benefits as your body is, and you learn what it feels like to be, maximally relaxed without stress (lower blood pressure, lower levels of stress hormones, reduced or absent anxiety, etc.). For many people that skill is never achieved and they stop, as they aren’t able to achieve a meaningful meditative state.
The American Heart Association recommends meditation for lowering high blood pressure. Numerous scientific studies have found meditation to be effective for treating hypertension. Meditation decreased blood pressure in association with decreased psychological distress, and increased coping in young adults at risk for hypertension
Meditation Improves Sleep, Fights Insomnia and Other Conditions
Deep meditation helps to achieve a balance between mind, body and spirit. By achieving greater overall harmony, meditation produces regulatory changes at various behavioral levels resulting in quality sleep.
The benefits of meditation on sleep was first documented in 1997. In the study researchers showed that long term meditators spent more time in slow wave sleep (SWS) with higher theta–alpha activity and increased rapid eye movement (REM) density. This is particularly welcome news for the elderly population for as we age our ability to achieve slow wave sleep naturally declines.
Melatonin is a hormone that is produced by the pineal gland in the brain and regulates sleep and wakefulness. Recently, melatonin has gained acceptance in the management of sleep rhythm disorders due to jetlag and insomnia. Did you know that meditation practices enhance melatonin levels and hence quality of sleep?
Mindfulness meditation appears to be a viable treatment option for adults with chronic insomnia and could provide an alternative to traditional treatments for insomnia.
Adults who participated in an 8-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program found that changes in spirituality were associated with better mental health and quality of life.
Meditation-based programs may be helpful in reducing common menopausal symptoms, including the frequency and intensity of hot flashes, sleep and mood disturbances, stress, and muscle and joint pain. A 2014 research review suggested that mind and body practices, including meditation, reduce chemical identifiers of inflammation and show promise in helping to regulate the immune system.
Meditation and Creativity
“Research on creativity suggests that we come up with our greatest insights and biggest breakthroughs when we are in a more meditative and relaxed state of mind. That is when we have “eureka” moments. This is likely because meditation encourages divergent thinking (i.e. coming up with the greatest number of possible solutions to a problem), a key component of creativity.” Emma Seppala, Ph.D., Science Director of Stanford University’s Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education and author of The Happiness Track.
Read in the Harvard Business Review how meditation is growing among CEO’s and senior executive:
Read in the Harvard Business Review how meditation is growing among CEO’s and senior executives: